Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.2° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 8AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.9
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
36
52
86
181
337
504
468
344
257
215
215
187
160
137
112
88
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
NE
5
E
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:54PM1.59m
12:26PM1.59m
00:35AM1.53m
1:14PM1.55m
Low Tide
5:59AM0.27m
6:25PM0.40m
6:41AM0.35m
7:17PM0.46m
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
1
4
11
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
13
15
15
13
12
11
11
10
12
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
13
11
12
9
12
13
13
12
11
9
8
7
9
11
10
9
9
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